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Pope Benedict XVI reacts to gift during six-day visit to U.S.

Jack Manson
Associated Pass Writer

Pope Benedict XVI reacts to a his gift from a Catholic Church group in Washington, D.C. during his recent six-day visit to the United States. According to a person attending the event, the church group gave His Holiness 50 underage male virgins, one for each of the 50 states of America. Despite outrage from child advocacy and sexual assault victim advocates, a church spokesman said there was no concern the Pope or his staff would abuse the children. “The Catholic Church has shown its remorse and eternal sadness for the abuse of thousands of underage boys by hundreds of priests in the U.S. and around the world” said Michael Sloan, spokesman from the Holy Trinity Parish in the District of Columbia.